June 1, 1999

To:Board of Health

From:City Clerk (Scarborough Community Council)

Subject:Harmonized Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) By-law

for the City of Toronto

Recommendation:

The Scarborough Community Council reports:

(1)having received the reports on the Harmonized Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) By-law for the City of Toronto and the associated staff presentation; and

(2)having made no recommendation to the Board of Health respecting this matter.

Background:

The Scarborough Community Council, at its meeting on May 27, 1999, had before it the following communications:

(May 6, 1999) from the City Clerk (Board of Health) advising that the Board of Health, at its meeting on May 6, 1999, adopted the report, dated April 28, 1999 from the Chair, Board of Health, and requested the Medical Officer of Health to:

(i)report back to the next meeting of the Board on whether the Ontario Restaurant Association has responded to the request for specific details on the ventilation technology; and

(ii)circulate the final consolidated report on the ETS By-law in sufficient time to provide members of the Board the opportunity for review prior to the Board meeting on June28 and 29, 1999.

(May 6, 1999) from the City Clerk (Board of Health) advising the options available for holding of a public meeting on the Environmental Tobacco Smoke By-law.

(April 6, 1999) from the City Clerk (Board of Health) forwarding report of the Medical Officer of Health, dated March 26, 1999, to the Community Council for staff presentation and deputations on the policy options and recommendations paper attached thereto, with the request that recommendations thereon be referred to the Medical Officer of Health and the City Solicitor for consideration and recommendations back to the Board of Health on June 28 and 29, 1999.

The following persons appeared before the Scarborough Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter:

-Ms. Wendy Whittam, Toronto;

-Ms. Marion Boyce, representing The Council for A Tobacco Free Toronto;

-Mr. Chris Lund, General Manager, C.P. Hotel East, accompanied by Mr. Terence O'Brien, General Manager, Howard Johnson Scarborough Hotel, representing the hotel industry and its employees;

-Mr. Ryan Sellick, President of Local 582 OPSEU;

-Mr. Frank Dwyer, President, Canadian Council for Non-Smoking;

-Ms. Paola Scorziello, representing the Canadian Cancer Society, Scarborough Unit;

-Mr. Jim Park, Owner, Mark and Larry's Pub and Grill;

-Mr. Norman Hutchinson, President, International Air Technologies, who provided copies of material describing ventilation practices, a copy of which was provided to all Members of Community Council, and a copy thereof is on file in the Office of the City Clerk, Scarborough Civic Centre;

-Mr. Louis Tzanis, Owner, Kalas Garden Restaurant;

-Mr. Robert McMullan, President, Abbeyfield Houses;

-Ms. Yolande Meloche, Toronto; and

-Mr. Rudy Leyk, Toronto.

The Community Council received the following written submissions:

-(May 6, 1999) from the Ontario Restaurant Association regarding the deputation procedures relating to this issue;

-(May 26, 1999) from the Ontario Restaurant Association inviting the Board of Health and all Councillors to a demonstration relating to the indoor air quality initiative;

-(May 14, 1999) from Leida Sepp, Toronto, in support of the by-law;

-(May 20, 1999) from five students at Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute in support of the by-law;

-(May 25, 1999) from Mr. Roger Marrelli, Vice President, Food and Beverage, Bowlerama Limited, on behalf of nine Bowling Centres in the greater Toronto area, expressing their views and concerns;

-(May 27, 1999) from Councillor Shaw forwarding a list of telephone messages received in her office supporting the by-law; and

-posters in support of anti-smoking initiatives from the students of Woburn Junior Public School.

City Clerk.

Margaret O'Neil

Atts.